DJIMavic Air 2 - Drone Quadcopter UAV with 48MP Camera 4K Video 8K Hyperlapse 1/2" CMOS Sensor 3-Axis Gimbal 34min Flight Time ActiveTrack 3.0 Ocusync 2.0, Gray

I originally purchased this Drone in August of 2021, this was my very first Drone. I wanted something that had some advanced features to help me as a new flyer and took amazing Video\Photos. This delivers on all points! Epic Photos and epic video, follow a subject mode, The ultimate FLYING cameraman. I got some flight time in and got a little practice. My backyard is basically a fairy tale forest in western PA, complete with a stream I can watch the animals drink from. So there were no shortage of amazing shots to take or my wife could live stream from it on hikes. To play around flying in my house to get some fine control skills down a bit I turned off the perimeter safety. Then after the battery was charged I went flying farther outside for some epic shots. Forgetting I turned off the perimeter warnings I got too close to a tree and the unthinkable happened. Yeah only careless people get their drones stuck in a tree that could NEVER happen to me right? right.... :(.WRONG! I had this amazing piece of technology for all of 1 day and crashed it amazingly good 150 feet up into a tree. I finally located the exact tree with the last vestiges of my battery life with the very useful feature of it beeping and flashing. Which was still difficult through the dense foliage. (note to self invest in a self powered strobe and a bright orange skin or sticker after I retrieve the drone.). The problem with this particular tree is on the civilization side between any route in about 15 ft away from said tree is a power line, the other direction is dense bramble filled forest. This particular tree also doesn't have any branches lower than 30 ft up, Ruh Roh. I spend about 8 hours for a week straight trying to come up with ideas to knock it down.I tried Fish sticks (they are light semi bendy poles used to fish wire through walls if you are unfamiliar.), I tries throwing object at it, (Way too high up.) I researched Climbing gear but decided it was too high a risk of getting hurt. AHA! The perfect plan, buy a mavic Air 1 tie fishing line and a hook around it, hook the stuck Mavic Air 2 and boom, no more stuck Drone. Then sell the extra one. So I did Just that, errr tried just that anyway.I amazingly hooked the first drone and the plan was working great, the first was really stuck though so I kicked up the throttle to full speed more with a payload. then.... the hook broken the second drone flipped over and yes you guessed it got stuck in the tree also. So here I am standing in the forest with about $1500 in a tree behind my house. Well that went south fast.So after more extensive research I make kind of a primitive pipe slingshot spear gun thing that flings a dowel that has fishing line attached and a fishing reel over the branch, then you tie stronger rope to the fishing line and use the line to pull the stronger rope over the branch, then tie off one and and pull hard back and forth till you can shake it loose. Success getting the Second Mavic air 1 out of the tree and back to safety! At this point I am about 3 weeks in and a lot of time in this forest. 4 more days with the slingshot thing and no luck getting the first one out.My wife makes an ultimatum, No more trips into the forest getting the drone while she worries or there will be no more wife. I am very fortunate and have married the woman of my dreams and my soulmate! So as much as it CRUSHED my spirit to do so I agreed because I love her. It is not in my nature to give up but for her I would do anything. The worst part is I can see the drone in the tree in the winter from my mailbox taunting me.My friend (under close supervision) let me practice and use his Mavic Air 2 which he loves. I got some great shots and lots of practice. Fast forward to Yesterday, (11-19-22) The drone was not in it's usual taunting place and the leaves have pretty much just all fallen now. This requires closer investigation. Could it be true did it finally fall from it's taunting perch? YES IT DID! so this drone has been up there through snow and rain storms quite hot days and everything unprotected for 15 months, on top of that it fell 150 ft to the ground. What kind of shape could it possibly be in? believe it or not AMAZING SHAPE! Except the battery it has discharged so much that the electronics would not allow it to charge anymore, but that was expected. It was a tiny bit scratched up and Dirty, nothing a cleaning couldn't fix. But does anything in it still work through all that weather?Well I borrowed a battery from my friend and shockingly it still works and flies without any issues! I can no longer find my case with the extra propellers or the prop guards I wish I had been using. But hey I still have the rest and it works after all that! I can't think of any more ringing of an endorsement than surviving 15 months in a tree and then a 150 ft fall. So if you want a great very durable Drone that takes amazing videos and picture I would HIGHLY recommend this one. Just stay clear of Trees while the perimeter warning system is turned off!

Got it right out of the box today! I was super hyped and just couldn’t wait to get a test flight on my rooftop. I used to play around with my neighbor’s Mavic Air, and guess what now! I got my first DJI drone!! I knew I was going to get my first drone from DJI, but just not sure if I should wait till the Mavic 3 release. But now I felt that Mavic Air 2 is just the perfect one for a newbie but who also wants more professional control over the camera like me. And I have to say that it felt so good flying it! I can’t wait to share some of my experience of my first flight here, so that you guys may decide whether this is the right one for you, and I’ll make sure to update my feedback here after I carried it around for some days.Basic Specs:Weight: 590gFlight Time: 34minsTransmission range: Ocusync 2.0/ 10KMCamera sensor: 1/2’’ CMOSPhoto resolution:48MP(8000 * 6000)Photo format: JPEG/DNG(RAW)Video: 4K up to 60fps/ 2.7K up to 60fps/1080P up to 240fpsBitrate: 120MbpsMax speed: 42.5mphObstacle avoidance: APAS 3.0Intelligent Flight Modes: ActiveTrack 3.0/ POI 3.0/ 8K Hyperlapse· The size of Mavic Air 2 is a bit bigger than my palm, and it weighs about 600g, which makes it rather portable and I guess I don’t have to worry much while transportation. So if you are not a professional pilot or photographer, the portability of the drone is quite important as you may need to carry it during travel.· Comparing with my neighbor’s Mavic Air, it’s so much quieter while flying the Mavic Air 2. I really don’t like how loud the Mavic Air is, I couldn’t fly it in public places without drawing attention to myself. But with Mavic Air 2, I really don’t have to worry about that as it’s so quiet.· The latency of the Mavic Air 2 is about 120ms, while the latency of Mavic Air reaches up to 200ms. While flying the Mavic Air 2, I can feel that the gimbal is quite sensitive, and when I was rotating the sticks, it just felt sooo smooth that will enable you to make quite cinematic drone footage out of it.· To be expected, the Ocusync 2.0 is so good. The transmission is stable and clear through my entire flight. And I tried to fly at its maximum speed- 42mph, I can still have great control over the drone, it just felt so solid.· The image quality straight out of the camera is amazing. I really like the colors and contrast shot by it.Though it’s my first DJI drone, I’m quite impressed how this drone performs. I think Mavic Air 2 is both suitable for new pilots and professional photographer or vloggers. So far I’m completely blown away by it!Some Tips:· Take some time to take off all the sticker on the fresh new drone.· The Mavic Air 2 batteries are set to sleep mode before DJI ships it out. So, it’s better to charge the battery with the battery charger to wake up the battery.· Don’t forget to update your firmware to the latest version before your first flight with it.·Don’t forget to remove the gimbal guard while flying, as it may damage the gimbal if you forget to take it off while flying.